In a perfect world, this would be ideal. When I was in high school, I searched in vain for a way to skip it by taking some sort of test. I was truly educated at home, even when I was enrolled in school.
However, most colleges still attach a lot of weight to having the high school diploma, even though ultimately it means nothing.
Keep reading this thread. There appear to be multiple ways of taking advantage. Our kids are going to have a choice. You did, too, but no one was listening to your frustration at the time, and you couldn't find the way out.